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Deck Reviews / Re: Vegetative Dragons - Comments

« on: September 22, 2015, 10:48:20 am »

20 lands isn't enough imo, I'd cut Scythe Leopard, as you don't really need him, 4 more lands are welcome !

Based on this, you don't need Woodland Bellower anymore. Maybe adding one more Dragonlord Atarka and one Plated Crusher, or 2 Plated Crusher, depends on your feels.

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Deck Comments / Re: BFZ Atarka Red - Comments

« on: September 21, 2015, 01:32:31 pm »

Hey !
I have the same idea as you, with BFZ it's time to back on Atarka Red

Btw, I don't like the idea of Makini Sliderunner, this 1 thoughtness is kinda bad imo, Scythe Leopard seems to be a better way.
Fiery Impulse is also something to consider, as it's a decent creature removal, and we'll have the spell master early in the game.

Gonna test it in the next weeks

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Deck Reviews / Re: Red White Aggro standard - Comments

« on: September 10, 2015, 09:06:36 am »

You are using cards with Prowess and Ojutai exemplars, without a spell, that's kinda not the way you want to go.

Personnaly, I play RDW too, I feel the deck is enough (w/o rotation yet).

If you want to splash white, let's see what it gives you :
- Soulfire Grand Master
- Seeker of the Way
- Monastery Mentor
- Kytheon, Hero of Akros
- Ojutai Exemplars

There is my thoughts about it :
- Soulfire Grand Master : You'll use the lifelink, ofc, but since when gaining life will give you the win ? Specially in some variant of RDW. You'll need at least 5 mana to use her ability, so you'll mostly never use it. It might be a SB card, against RDW.
- Seeker of the Way : Good card anyway, you may use it if u want
- Monastery Mentor : w/o card advantage, he'll just fizzle all the time, u'll gain 1/2 tokens max ? That's why he is using in Jeskaï deck.
- Kytheon, Hero of Akros : Seems legit, but you just want to race, not fighting against deck using Rhino, Atarka, for example.
- Ojutai Exemplars : Same as Mentor.

RDW have some solutions actually, thanks to Origins :
- Fiery Impulse
- Scab-Clan Berserker
- Abbot of Keral Keep
- Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
- Exquisite Firecraft
- Goblin Glory Chaser   
Even one random Ravaging Blaze is a possibility (after rotation). I also play with 2 Thunderbreak Regent, 4 seems enough for a deck using 20/21 lands and just want to race.

In the other extensions you have (assuming post rotation, so you lose Lightning Strike, Stoke the Flames and Searing Blood) :
- Wild Slash
- Zurgo Bellstriker
- Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker
- Lightning Berserker
- Roast
- Arc Lightning
- Titan's Strength
- Crater's Claws
- Bathe in Dragonfire
- Goblin Heelcutter

Imo, just wait for BFZ to see what will be playable, or just stay to a classic RDW until this moment, white actually don't give u enough that worth to splash.

Hopefuly that's helped.

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Deck Comments / Re: Mono Black Hand Control - Comments

« on: September 07, 2015, 10:01:20 am »

As a mono black 8Rack player, I play 2 Funeral Charm main deck, it's stronger than you think.

You have the discard possibility as instant speed, BUT there is also the +2/-1, that's allow you to kill creatures like Grim Lavamancer, Noble Hierarch, Birds of Paradise, Snapcaster Mage or a Blinkmoth Nexus.

Of course, Inquisition of Kozilek and Thoughtseize are way better, but Funeral Charm is a nice addition.

I think you should also consider Wrench Mind, low price and good against lot of decks.

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Deck Reviews / Re: [Modern] green black discard

« on: September 03, 2015, 11:37:00 am »

As a 8Rack player (Mono black), I kinda like your idea to splash Green, but I feel like your deck is something less powerful than Jund.

My problem is, you don't have that much discard and don' take every advantage of your green splash.

You'll play Bob on turn 2, maybe. But you don't want to play Augur of Skulls or Liliana's Caress. Your aim  seems to discard them as much as possible to get rid of their answers to your threats.

You have only 10 discards cards, with Liliana, that's not what we can call a discard deck. Mono black discard plays 22 cards to discards (including Smallpox)

To keep your main idea, there are some changes I'd make :

-4 Augur of Skulls
-3 Liliana's Caress
-3 Nyxathid
-2 Swamp

+4 Wrench Mind (More discard)
+1 Inquisition of Kozilek (More discard)
+2 Shrieking Affliction (More rack's damages, Rack > Liliana's Caress)
+3 Scavenging Ooze (Will have a lot of fuel, helps with the life loss of Bob, also strong against Delver's deck)
+1 Twilight Mire
+1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (Specially with Liliana and Wrench mind, you want your two Black on turn 2, maybe considering 2, also your fetchs are Swamp,at some point of the game you don't need to lose life for fetching)

Ofc, more Liliana's would be great, but considering it's bit expensive, I think you don't have them and stick to your list, I would consider swaping 1 or 2 Bob for Tasigur, the Golden fang.

By splashing Green, i'd play some kind of "Loam Discard", with Life from the Loam for infinite discard, Darkblast, Vengeful Pharaoh even Smallpox can be considering.

Hopefuly that's helped.